Lamb-and-Spinach-Stuffed Onions

Name: Lamb-and-Spinach-Stuffed Onions
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons ancho chile powder; 2 teaspoons ancho chile powder; 237 milliliters beef broth; 4 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 177 milliliters coarse fresh bread crumbs; 473 milliliters coarse fresh bread crumbs; 237 milliliters canned crushed tomatoes; 0 teaspoons cinnamon; 142 grams curly-leaf spinach, washed but not dried; 454 grams ground lamb; 59 milliliters shredded Gruyère cheese; 177 milliliters shredded Gruyère cheese; 59 milliliters heavy cream; 4 servings Oil, for rubbing; 4 servings Salt; 2 sweet onions, such as Vidalia or Walla Walla, root ends trimmed; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil

Lamb-and-Spinach-Stuffed Onions might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 47% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 43g of protein, 65g of fat, and a total of 1047 calories. Head to the store and pick up gruyère cheese, salt, beef broth, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the heavy cream you could follow this main course with the Homemade Blizzards with Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 3 hours.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 35

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Put the onions in a small baking dish, root ends down, and rub with oil.

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Onion

Cooking Oil

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Baking Pan

Add 1/2 inch of water to the dish. Cover with foil and bake for about 1 1/2 hours, until tender.

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Water

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Aluminum Foil

Let cool slightly.

Meanwhile, heat a large skillet.

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Add the spinach in batches, tossing until wilted.

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Spinach

Transfer to a colander and squeeze out the water. Coarsely chop the spinach.

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Spinach

Water

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In the same skillet, cook the lamb over moderately high heat, breaking it up, until no pink remains, 3 minutes.

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Lamb

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Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the fat and add the ancho chile powder and cinnamon. Cook over moderately high heat, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir in the spinach.

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Ancho Chili Powder

Cinnamon

Spinach

Transfer the lamb filling to a large bowl. Stir in the bread crumbs, Gruyre, 1/4 cup of the beef broth and 1/2 cup of the crushed tomatoes.

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Crushed Tomatoes

Breadcrumbs

Beef Broth

Lamb

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Cut 1/2 inch off the top and bottom of the baked onions. Separate the layers, trying not to break them. You will need 10 onion cups: some large, some medium and 2 small. Finely chop enough of the onion scraps to make 1/2 cup; fold into the lamb filling and season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Onion

Lamb

Stand the onion cups in a buttered medium baking dish. Season the insides with salt and fill with the lamb.

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Onion

Lamb

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In a large skillet, combine the cream with the remaining 3/4 cup of beef broth and 1/2 cup of tomatoes and bring to a boil.

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Beef Broth

Tomato

Cream

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Pour the sauce over and around the onions.

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Onion

Sauce

In a bowl, combine all of the ingredients. Mound the topping on the onions. Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes, until hot. Uncover and increase the oven temperature to 42

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Onion

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Aluminum Foil

Bake for 5 minutes, until the topping is crisp.

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Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.